So DB and SIL are trying to buy a house and panicking now as a few properties they like either already have offers in before they’ve even seen them, or just aren’t coming up in their price bracket which they’ve already extended to include more of a budget.
There’s an area they like but the schools are oversubscribed and full and they said they took a walk down to the nearest station and it didn’t feel at all safe, a few unsavoury characters hanging around and as it’s SIL who’d be travelling back from there at night I wouldn’t be happy personally.
Would you also overstretch yourself on the mortgage? SIL’s job may be at risk but she’d get another one easily.
They’ve sold their flat recently and ideally want to make a move before she goes back to work in October after mat leave ends but would prefer to get their son into a school sooner rather than later soon.
I keep telling them to keep looking, something will come up. It’s what I did years ago when I was looking and I thought I’d never buy somewhere but found my flat first and then my house. Both took some searching for though.
What would you do?